Saturday, April 28, 2012

INSPIRATION 'American Gigolò" 1980... COS SS//2012

In this scene of  'American Gigolò" we see Lauren Hutton wearing a wonderful trenchcoat accessorized with a Bottega Veneta clutch [left]... This trenchcoat is the only garment Lauren Hutten gets to wear from the Giorgio Armani costumes of the movie, created actually exclusively for the male protagonist Richard Gere. In this moment the same kind of trenchcoat is available at COS [right].

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

INTO THE SAME IDEA... John Galliano VS. Raf Simons

JOHN VS. RAF... some outfits of Christan Dior's former designer John Galliano [all lefts] in comparison to looks of Jil Sander's former designer Raf Simons [all rights], who will replace John at Dior this year. Read the full article on Grazia.IT.



Wednesday, April 18, 2012

INSPIRATION Yves Saint Laurent 1970... Moschino Cheap and Chic FW2012//13

Monsieur Yves Saint Laurent wearing a cute little crochet vest in his home in Paris in 1970 [left]...and a sweater with the same circular crochet 'centerpiece" from Moschino Cheap and Chic's collection for FW2012//13 [right].


Friday, April 13, 2012

INTO THE SAME IDEA... Balmain and Isabel Marant FW2012//13

Seasons may change, designers and stylists may come and go, but the collections of Balmain [all lefts] and Isabel Marant [all rights] manage somehow and very often to look alike. Also it happens that similar looks are dressed on the same model like in the first picture.



Tuesday, April 10, 2012

INSPIRATION Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1863...Topshop Unique SS//2012

Dante Gabriel Rossetti's painting 'Helen Of Troy" exhibited at the Hamburger Kunsthalle in Germany, featuring Rossetti's maid and mistress Fanny Cornforth [left]... and the the SS//2012 styling of Topshop Unique [right].

With this post I recommend the book:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Russel Ash

INTO THE SAME IDEA... Dolce&Gabbana and Balmain FW2012//13

RETRò ROSES... Read the full story on 'Anteprima", my weekly column for Grazia.IT.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

INSPIRATION Mata Hari 1910... Greta Garbo 1931

Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, better known under her stage name Mata Hari [left], was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who had been accused to be a spy for Germany during World War I and therefore executed by a firing squad. Greta Garbo [right] interpreted her in 1931 in the movie 'Mata Hari", wearing wonderful clothes and jewelry created by Adrian, her friend and in-house costume designer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

With this post I recommend the book:
Adrian: Silver Screen To Custom Label by Christian Esquevin